§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the Secretary of State for Employment what proportion of all employees who have concluded settlements approved by the Pay Board as falling within the terms of phase 3 has done so at the maximum permissible rate.
§ Mr. Chichester-ClarkThe Pay Board is required to ensure that settlements are within the provisions of the pay code. It does not examine the extent to which advantage might have been taken of the various arrangements in the code allowing for pay increases within and outside the pay limit. This information is not, therefore, available.
58Wthe Government have of course offered to discuss all aspects of the future with both sides of the industry, and when normal working has been resumed this is one of the problems which could well be considered further in that context.